Gerardo Guzmán Quirós

Gerardo Guzmán Quirós (18 October 1874 – 9 December 1959) was a Costa Rican jurist and politician who served as the 43rd President of the Supreme Court of Costa Rica from 1948 to 1949.

Personal data Born in San Jose, Costa Rica, on October 18, 1874, he was the son of Don and Dona Victoria Jacinto Guzman Quirós Marin. He married Dona Celina Ulloa Flores.

Studies and public office He began his public career as manager of the telegraph office messengers of San Jose and in 1894 was promoted to telegraph. He studied at the School of Law and graduated as a lawyer in 1903, the year he was appointed civil judge in Heredia.

From 1915 to 1917 he was magistrate of the First Civil Chamber and in 1917 returned to civil judgeship of Heredia. From 1920 to 1949 he was continously re-appointed as magistrate of the First Civil Chamber and the Chamber of Cassation.

From 1947 to 1948 he was judge of the National Electoral Court of Costa Rica, from 1948 to 1949 President of the Supreme Court of Costa Rica and the Court of Appeals from 1949 to 1953, and Minister of the Interior and related portfolios from 1949 to 1950.

Death He died in San Jose, Costa Rica, on December 9, 1959.